G-to-G privatisation: no cakewalk
One key sales pitch that the powers that be are making on taking the Pakistan’s economy from the perpetual balance of payment crisis is seeking Government to Government (G-to-G) investment…
The depositor’s interest
Inflation is at its highest ever level, a mix of a global commodity super cycle, a never ending series of bad policy decisions, and the inability to take any decisions.…
AI for everyone
If you aren’t familiar with what ChatGPT can do, then you’re going to be blindsided by the impending changes that are going to upend our society and economy. The developments…
Green deceit
“To build a green future, in the next couple of decades the world will need to mine more metal than we’ve mined in our entire history” says Gerard Barron, CEO…
A grubby affair
As if doomed by fate, as a rule parliamentary elections in Pakistan are mired in controversy. Polls for the popularly elected National Assembly give rise to allegations of systematic rigging.…
Crypto revolution
THROUGHOUT history, many new technologies launched with great hype have failed to live up to their potential. Blockchain and Bitcoin are examples of such ‘revolutionary’ technologies that are yet to…
Including women
IT’S 2018, but listening to the radio while driving home from the office, the advertisements sound like they are from a century ago. A sales pitch for a new service…
Beyond diplomatic isolation
Pakistan is in a tight spot and it must dig itself out of it. For a country that is already fending off America’s cutting remarks about its alleged role of…
Devaluation benefits
The rupee plunged over eleven percent against the dollar in the last months. Following this currency devaluation, the impact assessment of the devaluation on different sectors of economy, and whether…
What makes us vote?
In Pakistan, as in most other democracies, legally voting is a right not a duty. Nor do public policies discriminate between those who exercise their right to franchise and those…
